Apentix/AP US History/Unit 7: Period 7 (1890-1945)/Question
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Which of the following best explains the environmental disaster of the Dust Bowl?

A.Severe drought combined with overplowing of the Great Plains removed the native grasses that had held the soil
B.A single hurricane destroyed the plains' topsoil
C.Federal dams flooded the region
D.Mining stripped away the soil

Explanation

Core Concept

Farmers during the wheat boom had plowed up sod that anchored the soil, and when drought struck in the 1930s, wind carried away the topsoil. The storms drove many farm families, especially Oklahomans, to migrate toward California.

Correct Answer

ASevere drought combined with overplowing of the Great Plains removed the native grasses that had held the soil

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